Albums (82)
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RMS Mauretania build![View album, image #4 View album, image #4](/albums/img/9/2/2/1643922-10800-31-720.jpg)
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Having added a lot of aluminum foil, and drilled open all the scuttles, it was time to look into further assembly. I did...
Project: RMS Mauretania
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Making a sea base for the Airfix Severn Lifeboat![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/1/7/8/1409178-10800-51-720.jpg)
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I started by making a sea base with the top of a wave diagonally to its center. I used my trusty foam cutter to good ava...
Project: Severn Lifeboat at speed
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Westland Ses King HAS.1 HMS Ark Royal IV completed![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/3/3/9/1404339-10800-25-720.jpg)
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The model is complete. The portside antenna is hard to see as it was made from Caenis monofilament, but it´s there. I om...
Project: Sea King HAS.1 HMS Ark Royal IV
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Ark Royal IV airgroup, 1970s![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/1/7/2/1409172-10800-44-720.jpg)
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This is the currently final setup.
Project: Sea King HAS.1 HMS Ark Royal IV
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Building the Fairey Gannet COD.4![View album, image #3 View album, image #3](/albums/img/3/9/5/1384395-10800-34-720.jpg)
1:72
The cockpits are quite heavy on PE.
Project: Fairey Gannet COD.4
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Fairey Gannet COD.4 completed![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/4/1/2/1384412-10800-88-720.jpg)
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I added yet more weight to the front gear well, and now the model just about sits on its tricycle gear, but really just ...
Project: Fairey Gannet COD.4
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Building the Revell Wind Class icebreaker part 1![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/8/1/9/1358819-10800-55-720.jpg)
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I started with the kit and the GMM PE set. Moreover, I used various generic PE by Saemann, mainly railings, handwheels, ...
Project: WAGB Burton Island
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Building the Revell wind class icebreaker part 3 - making the base![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/9/2/0/1358920-10800-80-720.jpg)
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There is a nice photo on Wikipedia showing Burton islanddriven up the edge of the ice, moored to a pole driven into the ...
Project: WAGB Burton Island
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Building the Revell Wind Class icebreaker - the completed model![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/9/4/0/1358940-10800-38-720.jpg)
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I closed the remaining gaps between the model and its base using heavy clear gloss acrylic medium. I then added the figu...
Project: WAGB Burton Island
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Building Westland Sea King HAS.1 from the Revell Mk. 41 kit![View album, image #11 View album, image #11](/albums/img/3/3/6/1404336-10800-20-720.jpg)
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Final assembly.
Project: Sea King HAS.1 HMS Ark Royal IV
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Building Wessex XS 880 from the Italeri kit![View album, image #10 View album, image #10](/albums/img/8/2/3/1390823-10800-31-720.jpg)
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Finally. After decaling, I sealed the decals with Future, added a flat coat and then the numerous fiddly bits. The anten...
19 afbeeldingen
Building the Revell wind class icebreaker part 2![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/8/7/8/1358878-10800-39-720.jpg)
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Painting as usual involved a lot of masking, luckily Stynylrez primer worked great on the plastic, no liftoffs!
Project: WAGB Burton Island
28 afbeeldingen
Making Waves 3![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/4/1/8/699418-10800-83-720.jpg)
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I first make the wave pattern with a gas burner, very carefully and under proper ventilation (!!!) . Nowadays, I make th...
Project: Making Waves
Scratchbuilt
24 afbeeldingen
Building the Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS.1![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/6/9/2/436692-10800-66-720.jpg)
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Eduard´s prepainted PE makes a big difference and eases work in the cockpit a lot
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Sea Harrier FRS.1 completed![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/7/7/3/436773-10800-45-720.jpg)
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I tried to find middle ground between making the model too uniform and clean and going overbaord with accentuation and w...
9 afbeeldingen
Royal Navy tow tractor![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/8/3/5/436835-10800-39-720.jpg)
1:48
Building this tractor was virtually pure fun. The kti fit quite nicely, and progress was seen quite soon.
17 afbeeldingen
Sea Harrier base![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/4/0/8/437408-10800-19-720.jpg)
1:48
After a failed first attempt, I made a template according to the measurements from the InfiniModel instructions for the ...
11 afbeeldingen
Smit Harbour Tug completed![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/5/1/0/1027510-10800-79-720.jpg)
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The dio shows a rather weary-looking tugboat in drydock about to be refurbished. The workers aren´t actually doing anyth...
Project: Smit Harbour Tug
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Building the Revell Smit Frankrijk Harbour Tug![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/4/8/0/1027480-10800-63-720.jpg)
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I used my foam cutter to advantage in this project, I wouldn´t have been able to make these clean angled cuts in foam bo...
Project: Smit Harbour Tug
8 afbeeldingen
HMS Cleopatra completed![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/4/5/4/1005454-10800-63-720.jpg)
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The vessel is shown in a moderate sea state, but without a really dramatic effect. To me, it´s more pleasing and effecti...
Project: HMS Cleopatra
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Building HMS Cleopatra![View album, image #2 View album, image #2](/albums/img/0/3/7/1005037-10800-14-720.jpg)
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I added watertight doors from an Atlantic Models PE sheet as they looked crisper than the casting. The bridge windows we...
Project: HMS Cleopatra
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Building the Artitec 1:350 van Speijk Class Frigate kit![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/1/7/3/995173-10800-93-720.jpg)
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Main components assembled, typical resin instant gratification.
Project: HNLMS Evertsen
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Building the Hasegawa SH-3H![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/8/4/9/436849-10800-21-720.jpg)
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This image shows the neat Alclad-painted exhausts, but also how I needed to saw them apart to attach them after assmebli...
Project: SH-3H Sea King
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HMS Hermes completed![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/8/3/6/922836-10800-92-720.jpg)
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After mounting the aircraft and vehicles, I added a number of Lion Roar PE figures and my usual friendly flat coat of ob...
Project: HMS Hermes, the South Atlantic, 1982
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HMS Hermes airgroup![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/6/8/9/922689-10800-87-720.jpg)
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Back when I got the kit, many moons ago, I had bought a pack of additional Harriers and Sea Kings from Orange Hobby each.
Project: HMS Hermes, the South Atlantic, 1982
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Building the Orange Hobby HMS Hermes (Falklands fit)![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/4/3/0/922430-10800-27-720.jpg)
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Some dusty work was needed to remove the pour stubs
Project: HMS Hermes, the South Atlantic, 1982
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Building the Airfix 1:600 HMS Suffolk![View album, image #33 View album, image #33](/albums/img/0/7/5/777075-10800-89-720.jpg)
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But the result looked quite neat to me.
Project: HMS Suffolk 1942
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Completing the Airfix 1:600 HMS Suffolk![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/0/9/1/777091-10800-29-720.jpg)
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This is the completed model. I now only would have to pop it into its base cutout, close any remaining gaps and be done.
Project: HMS Suffolk 1942
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Building the Airfix Air Sea Rescue Launch![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/8/1/7/810817-10800-62-720.jpg)
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The kit´s fit was quite OK, with minimal filler needed at the wheelhouse corners and at the rear of the superstructure.
Project: Airfix Air Sea Rescue Launch
8 afbeeldingen
Ford Model T Firetruck progress![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/1/8/7/609187-10800-87-720.jpg)
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My parts spent three weeks in a brakefluid bath to de-chrome them.
Project: Ford Model T 1914 Fire Truck
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Building the Amodel 1:144 C-123 J Provider![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/8/0/1/740801-10800-75-720.jpg)
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I needed quite some time to approach a fit of the main parts. Coffee helped.
Project: C-123 J Provider
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Building the WEM Castle Class Corvette![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/5/2/3/731523-10800-62-720.jpg)
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Mostly a good fit - onyl some minor corrections were necessary.
Project: HMS Portchester Castle K 362
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Sword Fairey Gannet AEW.3 completed![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/0/0/9/715009-10800-46-720.jpg)
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This is quite a unique aircraft, and it did what it was built for.
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Building the sword 1:72 Fairey Gannet AEW.3![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/9/9/0/714990-10800-22-720.jpg)
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The instrument panel is classically layered from PE, a film and the styrene backing
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Building the new Airfix Buccaneer![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/8/0/9/706809-10800-50-720.jpg)
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I started with adding the PE wherever I could prior to any other assembly.
Project: Royal Navy Buccaneer S.2
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Making waves 2![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/4/0/0/699400-10800-34-720.jpg)
1:350-700
This is how I work with a flat base, as in a display box. The model will be mounted to it by screws, for which I drill h...
Project: Making Waves
Scratchbuilt
4 afbeeldingen
Making Waves 1![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/3/9/5/699395-10800-80-720.jpg)
1:350-700
I started using clear silicone caulking over a painted base. That looked nice at the start, but not in the long run. The...
Project: Making Waves
Scratchbuilt
20 afbeeldingen
Westland Wyvern S.4 build![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/7/5/7/656757-10800-54-720.jpg)
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The completed model. I followed the 4+ booklet on the type re paint, markings, weapons loadout and sensor fit.
Project: Westland Wyvern S.4
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Building the Airfix 1:72 RN Phantom FG.1![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/7/3/5/596735-10800-48-720.jpg)
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The beginning - the kit box with artwork straight from "Sailor" and the Big Ed.
Project: Royal Navy Phantom FG.1
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Airfix 1:440 Great Western paddle steamer![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/5/1/0/584510-10800-32-720.jpg)
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The vintage box from 1976 - teenage memories!
Project: Great Western
16 afbeeldingen
Atlantic Models HMS Arrow 1982![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/8/2/9/519829-10800-96-720.jpg)
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After assembling the hull, a cutout was made into the base
Project: HMS Arrow
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Building the Atlantic Models HMS GlamorganThis album does not contain any images.
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Building the Atlantic Models HMS Glamorgan after Exocet damage![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/4/3/1/454431-10800-54-720.jpg)
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Beginning the base. After making a cutout for the hull, I produced a general wake pattern with a gas torch.
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Building a seriously generic T2![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/7/0/4/293704-10800-79-720.jpg)
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There´s a lot of material to be removed
Project: USS Robin
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USS Robin - completed![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/0/7/4/292074-10800-65-720.jpg)
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The model on its base after adding some water and wave effects
Project: USS Robin
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USS Robin - continuing the build![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/5/4/4/289544-10800-42-720.jpg)
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More subassemblies , amongst them some of the various additional sponsons
Project: USS Robin
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USS Robin - commencing the build![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/5/2/3/289523-10800-32-720.jpg)
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The island and funnel have the wrong shape, this is the last specimen of WEM´s resin correction set
Project: USS Robin
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USS Robin - the bases![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/5/1/2/289512-10800-81-720.jpg)
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A full insulation plate with the hull cutouts and preparation of the waves with a gas burner
Project: USS Robin
Andere albums
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My older models![View album, image #1 View album, image #1](/albums/img/0/5/1/1365051-10800-55-720.jpg)
Built after toying with some inexpensive and un-photographed kits - the excellent Tamiya Birdcage Corsair. Built around ...